Lumber production in Canada fell 2.5% from August to 5 385.4 thousand cubic metres of lumber in September. Production was 3.8% lower than in September 2017.
Canadian sawmills shipped 5 360.4 thousand cubic metres of lumber in September, down 9.0% from August and 6.0% lower than in September 2017.
Standard Classification of Goods (SCG) |
May 2018 |
June 2018 |
July 2018 |
August 2018 |
September 2018 |
|
Cubic metres |
Total softwood and hardwood, production
|
5,981.0 |
5,555.4 |
5,250.8 |
5,523.4 |
5,385.4 |
Total hardwood, production |
127.4 |
124.3 |
79.0 |
93.4 |
110.6 |
Total softwood, production
|
5,853.6 |
5,431.1 |
5,171.8 |
5,429.9 |
5,274.8 |
Spruce, pine and fir, production |
5,205.0 |
4,812.7 |
4,552.8 |
4,745.2 |
4,692.9 |
Total softwood excluding spruce, pine and fir, production
|
648.7 |
618.5 |
618.9 |
684.8 |
581.9 |
Lumber, total shipments |
6,252.7 |
5,728.0 |
5,546.0 |
5,893.0 |
5,360.4 |
Total softwood and hardwood, stocks
|
8,652.1 |
8,462.8 |
8,147.8 |
7,897.1 |
7,934.7 |
Total hardwood, stocks |
F |
F |
F |
F |
F |
Total softwood, stocks
|
8,478.9 |
8,274.6 |
7,971.0 |
7,707.7 |
7,746.3 |
Spruce, pine and fir, stocks |
7,677.1 |
7,475.4 |
7,170.3 |
6,854.0 |
6,897.7 |
Total softwood excluding spruce, pine and fir, stocks
|
801.8 |
799.2 |
800.7 |
853.7 |
848.7 |